Tag: American Indie Film
Anora | Review
Fools Russia In: Baker’s Bangin’ Screwball Comedy
At this point in his career, filmmaker Sean Baker seems to have covered all the major facets of...
Megalopolis | Review
Atlas Farted: Coppola’s Labor of Love a Lackluster Saga
While he’s one of the greatest film directors of all time, mostly thanks to a handful...
A Different Man | Review
The Face of Another: Schimberg Scrutinizes the Pratfalls of Face Value
Those familiar with his 2018 sophomore film Chained for Life will likely notate director...
Nightbitch | 2024 Toronto Intl. Film Festival Review
All About My Mother: Amy Adams Goes to the Dogs In Marielle Heller’s Barking Mad Dramedy
“Motherhood is fucking brutal,” Amy Adams’ unnamed Mother seethes...
No Sleep Till | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review
Eye of the Norm: Simpson Looks at Coastal Coasting with Minimalist, Passive POV
There is a new breed of emerging American indie filmmakers who are...
Babygirl | 2024 Venice Film Festival Review
Fuck Like No One’s Watching: Reijn Delivers Prudent & Provocative Sexual Odyssey
“There is to my mind no doubt that the concept of beautiful had...
MaXXXine | Review
A Touch of Minx: West Concludes Ersatz ‘Trilogy’ with a Moan
It’s an impressive endeavor to unleash three consecutive, thematically related films within the span...
Kinds of Kindness | Review
Bounds of Boundaries: Lanthimos Entertains Himself with Bizarre Triptych
It’s safe to say Yorgos Lanthimos has undoubtedly entered the oblivious, self-indulgent era of his career...
Thelma | Review
Grandma Scamma: Margolin Steals a Win with Squibb
Although there’s a prodigious sub-genre of kooky comedies featuring elderly resilient women (though more often in European...
Eephus | 2024 Cannes Film Festival Review
Diamonds Are Not Forever: Lund Looks Beyond America's Favorite Pastime
Even with a full count of three balls and two strikes, it may seem...
Oh, Canada | 2024 Cannes Film Festival Review
Pieces of a Man: Schrader Explores Atonement in Toned Down Adaptation
Throughout his illustrious career as a director and screenwriter, Paul Schrader has specialized in...
Maestro | Review
The Music Man: Coopers Conducts Intimate Portrait of Leonard Bernstein
For his sophomore directorial effort, Bradley Cooper maneuvers once again with music in Maestro, an...
May December | Review
Tarnished Angels: Haynes Curates a New Dazzling Cult Classic
Had Brian De Palma been keen on rehashing Douglas Sirk instead of Hitchcock, he might have...
Manodrome | Review
Wrecked Ralph: Trengove Gazes into the Weaponization of Masculinity in Unsettling Character Study
Playwright and activist Eve Ensler commented on a 2017 panel regarding how...
The Killer | Review
Assassin’s Creed: Fincher Sculpts More Murder Into Art
There’s simply no room for error in some professions, chief among them the business of expert assassins,...
Priscilla | Review
La Belle Captive: Coppola Pays Homage to America’s Archetypal Child-Bride
Priscilla Beaulieu Presley published her memoir Elvis & Me in 1985, which spawned a 1988...
Fingernails | Review
Science Can’t Contain True Love In Nikou’s Charming & Romantic English Language Debut
Big Data and artificial intelligence are already reshaping how we think about...
She Came to Me | Review
Guilty of Romance: Miller Weaves a Wacky and Disarmingly Charming Love Tapestry
To those who think the possibilities of heartfelt romantic comedies dried up in...
The Beanie Bubble [Video Review]
Producers: Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Karen Lunder
Executive Producers: Zach Galifianakis, Douglas S. Jones
Directors: Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, Jr.
Writer: Kristin Gore.
Director of Photography: Steven...
Asteroid City | Review
The Lost City of Twee: Anderson Continues Quest of Counterfeit Sentiments
Somewhere along the way, over the past twenty years, Wes Anderson’s style completely...
Past Lives | Review
Tell Me That You Love Me, Nora Moon: Song Explores Destiny and Longing in Potent Debut
Romance cut short before it reaches full bloom is...
Master Gardener | Review
That Shall He Also Reap: Schrader Sows the Seeds of Fate with Metaphorical Blossoms
The seeds of hate are sown the same as seeds of...
Somewhere in Queens | Review
Sticks and Stones: Romano’s Lovable Directorial Debut
Ray Romano’s first foray into acting-directing, Somewhere in Queens, is an uproarious family drama more akin to Little...
Showing Up | Review
Bird is the Word: Reichardt Returns with Warm Portrait of Art and Ennui
To some it may seem too slight and to others just right,...
When You Finish Saving the World | Review
A Tube with a View: Eisenberg Debuts Gentle Narrative on Misplaced Intentions
‘Familiarity breeds contempt,’ could have been the tagline for Jesse Eisenberg’s lovely, low-key...
Women Talking | Review
Polley's Fierce and Tender Adaptation of Miriam Toews' novel is a Stirring Exploration of Faith, Love & Survival
There may not be a word in...
The Whale | Review
Charlie and the Tragedy Factory: Aronofsky Returns with Potent Chamber-piece on Despair and Redemption
Obesity is far from the only morbid element marinating the bleak...